jeami - interesting article. You may also be interested in the work of ITM Power in the UK. Making fuel cells at a capital cost of US$164 per kW and also apparently not requiring platinum
www.itm-power.com
However, the growth in the auto catalyst market in China alone should mean that supply remains tight for years to come.
Then of course there is hydrogen storage, in which palladium in particular is likely to continue to play a big part due to its extraordinary absorbency characteristics.
I don't think PGM's are going out of fashion just yet.
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